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Smoking Cessation Consultation - Portuguese League Against Cancer - Northern Branch

Year: 2023

Type: article

Abstract: Introduction Smoking is considered a serious public health problem, being one of the main preventable causes of morbidity, disability, and mortality, and is the main modifiable factor causing cancer (Sousa, 2015; Rebelo, 2019). Considering that one of the missions of the Portuguese League Against Cancer – Northern Branch (LPCC- NRN) is health promotion and cancer prevention, Psycho-Oncology Unit implemented a motivational smoking cessation consultation. It´s based on motivational interviewing, which is a person-centered form of direct counseling, to stimulate behavior change through mechanisms of exploring and resolving ambivalence and enhancing readiness for change (Miller & Rollnick, 2013). Objective Characterize the profile of smokers who seek smoking cessation consultation at the LPCC-NRN, and how they accessed it. Material and Methods This is a descriptive cross-sectional study based on a sociodemographic questionnaire. Results 54 individuals, aged between 22 and 71 years (M= 44), attended the consultation. Of these, 21 were female (39%), 33 were male (61%). Of all individuals, only 2 (4%) have cancer. 35 individuals (65%) sought consultation on their initiative (different sources of dissemination), and the rest were referred by family members, and friends (31%), health professionals (4%). A total of 236 consultations were carried out. Conclusions Results indicate that the majority of individuals seeking consultation at the LPCC-NRN are men, who do so on their own initiative and without associated cancer disease. We concluded that consultation is preferably sought by the general population and, in a minority, of cancer patients. It’s pertinent to understand why only 4% of the sample is composed by cancer patients. That may be explained by the possibility of this population benefit this kind of consultation in the healthcare units where they are treated

Source: Tobacco Prevention & Cessation

DOI: 10.18332/tpc/162593

Authors: Monick Leal, Ana Mesquita, Eloísa Fernandes, Flávia Sousa, Margarida Alves

Language: English

Topic: Smoking Behavior and Cessation

Subfield: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $1,617